Emotional Responses and Anticipatory Grief Among Family Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Key Points

• This study aims to explore the emotional responses and anticipatory grief of family caregivers for Alzheimer’s patients.
• Conducted a cross-sectional analysis of family caregivers
• Collected data on emotional burden and anticipatory grief
• Assessed the impact of disease-related and psychosocial factors
• Family caregivers report high levels of emotional burden
• Anticipatory grief is significantly influenced by psychosocial factors
• Caregiving duration alone does not solely explain the emotional burden

Abstract